Single-longitudinal-mode and non-single-longitudinal-mode dual-wavelength laser alternate Q-switching output method and laser
阅读说明:本技术 单纵模与非单纵模双波长激光交替调q输出方法及激光器 (Single-longitudinal-mode and non-single-longitudinal-mode dual-wavelength laser alternate Q-switching output method and laser ) 是由 金光勇 董渊 金龙 陈薪羽 于永吉 于 2019-05-09 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明公开了一种单纵模与非单纵模双波长激光交替调Q输出方法及激光器,该激光器包括:第一泵浦源、第一激光增益介质、起偏器、第二泵浦源、第二激光增益介质、第一激光全反射镜、第二激光全反射镜、四分之一波片、电光调Q晶体和激光输出镜,当电光调Q晶体迅速加压时,输出第二波长非单纵模激光,当电光调Q晶体阶跃式退压时,输出第一波长单纵模激光。本发明方案可以获得较宽波长范围的双波长激光、较大的波长间差值,在输出脉冲序列上呈现出单纵模与非单纵模双波长脉冲交替状态,并且激光增益介质的种类不受限定。(The invention discloses a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternative Q-switching output method and a laser, wherein the laser comprises the following components: the laser comprises a first pumping source, a first laser gain medium, a polarizer, a second pumping source, a second laser gain medium, a first laser holophote, a second laser holophote, a quarter-wave plate, an electro-optic Q-switched crystal and a laser output mirror. The scheme of the invention can obtain the dual-wavelength laser with a wider wavelength range and a larger difference value between the wavelengths, and the single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength pulse alternating state is presented on the output pulse sequence, and the type of the laser gain medium is not limited.)
1. A single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser alternatively Q-switched output laser, comprising: the laser device comprises a first pumping source, a first laser gain medium, a polarizer, a second pumping source, a second laser gain medium, a first laser holophote, a second laser holophote, a quarter-wave plate, an electro-optic Q-switched crystal and a laser output mirror, wherein:
the first pump source is arranged in front of the first laser gain medium and used for providing pulse pump light for the first laser gain medium;
the second pump source is arranged in front of the second laser gain medium and used for providing pulse pump light for the second laser gain medium;
the first laser holophote, the first laser gain medium, the polarizer, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal and the laser output mirror form a first wavelength lambda1A laser resonant cavity;
the second laser holophote, the second laser gain medium, the quarter wave plate, the first laser holophote, the first laser gain medium, the polarizer, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal and the laser output mirror form a second wavelength lambda2A laser resonant cavity;
when the electro-optical Q-switched crystal is stepped to back the voltage, the lambda is output1Wavelength single longitudinal mode laser, when the electro-optic Q-switched crystal is rapidly pressurized, the output lambda2The wavelength non-single longitudinal mode laser periodically performs rapid pressurization and step decompression on the electro-optically Q-switched crystal, and the laser alternately outputs dual-wavelength non-single longitudinal mode laser and single longitudinal mode laser。
2. The laser of claim 1, wherein the first laser gain medium is positioned coaxially with the second laser gain medium and aligned with the laser output direction.
3. The laser of claim 1, wherein said second laser total reflection mirror is disposed on one side of the second laser gain medium and said quarter wave plate is disposed on the other side of the second laser gain medium.
4. The laser of claim 1, wherein said first laser holophote is disposed between the quarter wave plate and the first laser gain medium, and said polarizer is disposed between the first laser gain medium and the electro-optically Q-switched crystal.
5. The laser of claim 1, wherein the electro-optic Q-switch crystal and the laser output mirror are sequentially disposed on a side of the polarizer remote from the first laser gain medium.
6. The laser of claim 1, further comprising a first laser power supply and a second laser power supply, wherein:
the first laser power supply is connected with the first pumping source and used for providing power for the first pumping source;
and the second laser power supply is connected with the second pumping source and is used for providing power for the second pumping source.
7. The laser of claim 6, further comprising a Q-switching module connected to the electro-optically Q-switching crystal, the first laser power supply, and the second laser power supply for applying a Q-switching drive signal to the electro-optically Q-switching crystal.
8. The laser of claim 7, wherein the Q-switched drive signal is a stepped high voltage signal.
9. The laser of claim 7, further comprising a first temperature control system, a second temperature control system, and a central control system, wherein:
the first temperature control system and the second temperature control system are respectively arranged behind the first laser gain medium and the second laser gain medium, are connected with the central control system and are used for controlling the working temperature of the laser according to the instruction of the central control system;
the central control system is connected with the first laser power supply, the second laser power supply, the first temperature control system, the second temperature control system and the Q-switching module and is used for uniformly controlling the first laser power supply, the second laser power supply and the Q-switching module.
10. A single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser Q-switched output method, applied to the laser device as claimed in any one of claims 1-9, wherein the method comprises:
applying a quarter first wavelength voltage to the electro-optically Q-switched crystal;
the first pump source performs pulse pumping on the first laser gain medium, the first wavelength laser resonant cavity is in a high-loss state, the first laser gain medium is in a population inversion state, when the inversion population of the first laser gain medium reaches the maximum, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal is in step-back pressure, the voltage applied to the electro-optic Q-switched crystal becomes zero, and the first wavelength single longitudinal mode laser is output;
the second pumping source performs pulse pumping on the second laser gain medium, the voltage applied to the electro-optic Q-switched crystal is zero, the second wavelength laser resonant cavity is in a high-loss state, the second laser gain medium is in a population inversion state, when the inversion population of the second laser gain medium reaches the maximum, a quarter of second wavelength voltage value is rapidly applied to the electro-optic Q-switched crystal, and second wavelength non-single longitudinal mode laser is output;
the rapid pressurizing and step-type decompressing states of the electro-optic Q-switching crystal are periodically repeated, and the dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode laser and the non-single-longitudinal-mode laser which are alternately output by Q switching are obtained.
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of solid lasers, in particular to a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternate Q-switching output method and a laser.
Background
The dual-wavelength pulse laser has been widely applied in the aspects of laser ranging, environment monitoring, laser remote sensing and laser radar. Compared with the single longitudinal mode pulse laser, the non-single longitudinal mode pulse laser has wider line width, but can often obtain larger pulse energy output, and the non-single longitudinal mode pulse dual-wavelength laser can realize ultra-long distance detection in the technical field. The single longitudinal mode pulse laser has a narrow line width, is a detection light source for ultrahigh-precision and ultrahigh-sensitivity detection, and the narrower the line width of the laser, the higher the measurement precision. However, since extra elements are required to be inserted into the laser resonant cavity for obtaining the laser resonant cavity, the output capacity of the laser resonant cavity is often lower than that of a non-single longitudinal mode pulse laser. Therefore, when the dual-wavelength pulse laser is a non-single longitudinal mode pulse laser and a single longitudinal mode pulse laser, respectively, coarse detection of an ultra-long distance and high-precision detection of a short distance can be realized in the technical fields of laser ranging, environment monitoring, laser remote sensing, laser radar and the like. The existing common Q-switched dual-wavelength laser mainly adopts a single laser gain medium to obtain the simultaneous output of dual-wavelength laser. However, when two kinds of wavelength laser are generated in the same gain medium, there is strong gain competition between transition spectral lines, which affects the stability of laser output; in addition, the precise design of the transmittance of the output mirror is used for ensuring that the lasers with two wavelengths have the same threshold value, which brings great challenges to the film system of the output mirror; moreover, most of the output dual-wavelength laser is non-single longitudinal mode laser, and non-single longitudinal mode and single longitudinal mode pulse laser output cannot be realized.
At present, the disclosed dual-wavelength laser mainly outputs dual-wavelength laser simultaneously, wherein one known technique related to the present invention is disclosed by Zhang Qiang et al (Zhang Qiang, Yao bolt, Wenwukin, etc.. high-power laser diode pumping Nd: YAG continuous dual-wavelength laser [ J ]. Chinese laser 2006, 33 (5): 577-. In the figure, 101 is a 1064nm laser resonator total reflection mirror, 102 is a 1319nm laser resonator total reflection mirror, 103 is an Nd: YAG laser crystal, 104 is LD Bar, 105 is 1319nm laser resonator output mirror, 106 is 1064nm laser resonator output mirror. However, the known technology has the following disadvantages: firstly, lasers with two wavelengths of 1064nm and 1319nm are generated by the same laser crystal, and have a strong gain competition relationship with each other, so that the running stability of the laser is influenced; secondly, the two wavelength lasers are operated continuously at the same time, and the alternate output cannot be realized; thirdly, the two kinds of wavelength laser are both output in a non-single longitudinal mode, and the structural scheme can not realize the alternate output of the dual-wavelength pulse laser with one kind of wavelength laser in a single longitudinal mode and the other kind of wavelength laser in a non-single longitudinal mode; fourthly, the wavelength difference between the two-wavelength lasers is limited by the type of the laser crystal.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems in the prior art, the invention provides a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternating Q-switching output method and a laser.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser alternatively Q-switched output laser is provided, the laser comprising: the laser device comprises a first pumping source, a first laser gain medium, a polarizer, a second pumping source, a second laser gain medium, a first laser holophote, a second laser holophote, a quarter-wave plate, an electro-optic Q-switched crystal and a laser output mirror, wherein:
the first pump source is arranged in front of the first laser gain medium and used for providing pulse pump light for the first laser gain medium;
the second pump source is arranged in front of the second laser gain medium and used for providing pulse pump light for the second laser gain medium;
the first laser holophote, the first laser gain medium, the polarizer, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal and the laser output mirror form a first wavelength lambda1A laser resonant cavity;
the second laser holophote, the second laser gain medium, the quarter wave plate, the first laser holophote, the first laser gain medium, the polarizer, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal and the laser output mirror form a second wavelength lambda2A laser resonant cavity;
when the electro-optical Q-switched crystal is stepped to back the voltage, the lambda is output1Wavelength single longitudinal mode laser, when the electro-optic Q-switched crystal is rapidly pressurized, the output lambda2The wave length of non-single longitudinal mode laser is used to periodically and rapidly pressurize the electro-optical Q-switched crystalAnd step-type decompression, wherein the laser alternately outputs dual-wavelength non-single longitudinal mode laser and single longitudinal mode laser.
Optionally, the first laser gain medium and the second laser gain medium are coaxially disposed and aligned with a laser output direction.
Optionally, the second laser total reflection mirror is disposed on one side of the second laser gain medium, and the quarter-wave plate is disposed on the other side of the second laser gain medium;
optionally, the first laser total reflection mirror is disposed between the quarter-wave plate and the first laser gain medium, and the polarizer is disposed between the first laser gain medium and the electro-optical Q-switched crystal.
Optionally, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal and the laser output mirror are sequentially disposed on a side of the polarizer away from the first laser gain medium.
Optionally, the laser further comprises a first laser power supply and a second laser power supply, wherein:
the first laser power supply is connected with the first pumping source and used for providing power for the first pumping source;
and the second laser power supply is connected with the second pumping source and is used for providing power for the second pumping source.
Optionally, the laser further includes a Q-switching module, and the Q-switching module is connected to the electro-optical Q-switching crystal, the first laser power supply, and the second laser power supply, and is configured to apply a Q-switching driving signal to the electro-optical Q-switching crystal.
Optionally, the Q-switched driving signal is a step-type high-voltage signal.
Optionally, the laser further comprises a first temperature control system, a second temperature control system and a central control system, wherein:
the first temperature control system and the second temperature control system are respectively arranged behind the first laser gain medium and the second laser gain medium, are connected with the central control system and are used for controlling the working temperature of the laser according to the instruction of the central control system;
the central control system is connected with the first laser power supply, the second laser power supply, the first temperature control system, the second temperature control system and the Q-switching module and is used for uniformly controlling the first laser power supply, the second laser power supply and the Q-switching module.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser alternate Q-switched output method is provided, which is applied to the laser as described above, and the method includes:
applying a quarter first wavelength voltage to the electro-optically Q-switched crystal;
the first pump source performs pulse pumping on the first laser gain medium, the first wavelength laser resonant cavity is in a high-loss state, the first laser gain medium is in a population inversion state, when the inversion population of the first laser gain medium reaches the maximum, the electro-optic Q-switched crystal is in step-back pressure, the voltage applied to the electro-optic Q-switched crystal becomes zero, and the first wavelength single longitudinal mode laser is output;
the second pumping source performs pulse pumping on the second laser gain medium, the voltage applied to the electro-optic Q-switched crystal is zero, the second wavelength laser resonant cavity is in a high-loss state, the second laser gain medium is in a population inversion state, when the inversion population of the second laser gain medium reaches the maximum, a quarter of second wavelength voltage value is rapidly applied to the electro-optic Q-switched crystal, and second wavelength non-single longitudinal mode laser is output;
the rapid pressurizing and step-type decompressing states of the electro-optic Q-switching crystal are periodically repeated, and the dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode laser and the non-single-longitudinal-mode laser which are alternately output by Q switching are obtained.
The invention provides a method and a laser capable of obtaining single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternate Q-switched output. The laser adopts double pumping sources to alternately pump double laser gain media, and the two laser gain media work in turn, so that the heat effect of the laser can be greatly reduced under the condition of high pumping power. In addition, under the condition that a Q-switched pulse signal is applied to the electro-optical Q-switched crystal once, two pulse laser outputs of a single longitudinal mode and a non-single longitudinal mode can be realized, and an effective way is provided for alternate output of high-repetition-frequency single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode lasers.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art dual wavelength laser configuration;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser alternative Q-switched output laser according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the timing of driving signals and the timing of forming a laser according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a pulse sequence for a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser alternatively Q-switched output laser in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a flowchart of a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternate Q-switching output method according to an embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternatively Q-switched output laser according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, the single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternatively Q-switched output laser includes: the laser gain control device comprises a
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the first laser holophote6. The first laser gain medium 5, the polarizer 3, the electro-optical Q-switched
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in one embodiment of the invention, the first laser total reflection mirror 6 is arranged between the quarter-wave plate 7 and the first laser gain medium 5, and the polarizer 3 is arranged between the first laser gain medium 5 and the electro-optical Q-switched
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The Q-switched driving signal is a step-type high-voltage signal, and the falling edge of the Q-switched driving signal is in a two-step form, as shown in fig. 3, the rising edge of the Q-switched driving signal adopts a rapid rising mode, and the falling edge of the Q-switched driving signal adopts a step-type signal form, so that the main purpose is to obtain a narrow pulse width non-single longitudinal mode pulse laser output with relatively high pulse energy at the rising edge stage of the Q-switched driving signal, and obtain a single longitudinal mode pulse laser output of laser with another wavelength at the falling stage of the Q-switched driving signal by using a pre-lasing technique. The working process of the pre-laser technology can be divided into the following three stages in terms of time sequence:
a. seed light formation stage
Unlike the general Q-switched technique, the signal generator used in the pre-lasing technique is a two-step signal generator that generates a periodic stepped voltage signal that varies with time. In a high voltage state, the Q-switching loss in the cavity is high, and the inside of the laser is subjected to reversed particle accumulation; during the process of regulating high voltage to low voltage, the Q loss in the cavity is changed from high to low. At this time, the partially inverted particle transitions from a high energy level to a low energy level and generates a photon to form seed light.
b. Mode competition phase
When a low voltage is applied to the Q-switched crystal, the intra-cavity losses are low. And the low voltage duration is prolonged, the seed light carries out a natural mode selection process due to the existence of gain and loss difference values among different modes. Meanwhile, because the single-pass gain of the central mode is slightly larger than that of the adjacent mode, and the single-pass loss of the central mode is slightly smaller than that of the adjacent mode, the adjacent mode gradually disappears along with the increase of the duration along with the continuation of the mode competition process, and finally the single longitudinal mode seed light only with the central mode is formed.
c. Output process
When the Q-switch is fully turned on, a large number of the inverted particles are transited from the high energy level to the low energy level, and a giant pulse laser is formed. The intensity level of the single longitudinal mode seed light is far larger than that of noise, so that the seed light can replace the noise as initial oscillation starting noise of the laser, and the seed light can amplify the seed light and inhibit other modes again to form the single longitudinal mode pulse laser.
The invention provides a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternative Q-switched output laser which effectively combines decompressionBased on the principle of electro-optical Q-switching of the formula and the pressurization type. That is, when the electro-optic Q-switched
Specifically, the specific working principle of the single-longitudinal-mode and non-single-longitudinal-mode dual-wavelength laser alternate Q-switched output laser is as follows: when applying a quarter lambda to the electro-optic Q-
At the next moment, the
By doing so, a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual-wavelength laser alternating Q-switched output sequence as shown in FIG. 4 can be obtained, where s in FIG. 4 represents a single longitudinal mode pulse laser, and m represents a non-single longitudinal mode pulse laser.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first laser gain medium 5 is Nd: YAG crystal with size of 4X 50mm3The two ends are plated with 1319nm antireflection films (T is more than 99%); the second
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a single longitudinal mode and non-single longitudinal mode dual wavelength laser Q-switched output method, as shown in fig. 5, the method includes steps S501-S504:
in step S501, a quarter-wavelength first-wavelength voltage is applied to the electro-optically Q-switched
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in step S504, the electro-optic Q-switched
The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.